Word: spite
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...spite of some conceptual similarities, the insane asylum setting is difficult to reconcile with the medieval English court. With the House of York represented by patients and that of Lancaster by the doctors and nurses, the actors were saddled not only with the complexities of their original roles, but also with their roles in the medical hierarchy...
...oversee the door-to-door delivery of more than 5,500 newspapers every day. Few comparable college newspapers attempt anything on this scale. The Princetonian only delivers to subscribers and the Yale Daily News merely leaves a bunch of papers at a central spot in the residential colleges, in spite of both papers having a readership an order of magnitude smaller than The Crimson's. Neither offers access to national newspapers on campus...
WASHINGTON: One of the banking industry's least favorite senators is due for a promotion. With Al D'Amato's departure from the Beltway, Phil Gramm is in line for chairman of the House Banking Committee, and in spite of being a rabid free-marketeer (actually, because of it) Gramm stands between America's big banks and their dreams of deregulation...
...floorclassrooms with three smaller, cozier ones. Eachof these new classrooms are wired to the hilt withaudiovisual technology. Wall-mounted speakers,permanent video projectors and fully-automatedscreens make showing videos a simple process.Simple, that is, except for the fact that theinner walls of each classroom is made of glass.So, in spite of the high-tech, fully automaticblackout window shades, light from the hallwaycannot be blocked and provides enough glare torender the movie screen nearly unwatchable.Perhaps the architect momentarily forgot that hewas designing an academic building rather than adesign showcase. Also, the video projectors arepermanently fixed in each of the classrooms,prompting...
Those who knew and worked with Georges said they were amazed at his high level of quality and productivity in spite of the battle with lupus that he fought for roughly half his life...